The Russian Government Has Opened A Government Agency Devoted To Experimenting With Defense Technology

Vladimir Putin's government has just
funded a multi-billion dollar Russian equivalent to DARPA,
the United States' Defense Advanced Research Projects
Agency.

For years, Russian innovation has been confined to their private
sector. After seeing the success of the nimble and experimental
DARPA, President Putin asked the Russian parliament to fund
their
own agency.

DARPA focuses on short-term projects with small teams, allowing
it to operate on the bleeding edge of technological advancement
while conventional research and development operations have to
remain more conservative with research funds.